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The Alexa Witnessed Everything

4 min read · Anonymous · Premium

4 min read · Premium

I never thought I'd be betrayed by a smart speaker. But there I was, staring at my phone, the Alexa app open, my hand trembling as I pressed play on a voice log from Tuesday at 3:00 PM.

It started innocently enough. Greg had been complaining that our Alexa kept playing the wrong playlist—'80s power ballads instead of his usual jazz. I figured I'd check the history to see if maybe he'd said something wrong. The app showed a list of timestamps, each one a little blue play button. I scrolled to Tuesday, the day he'd left early for a "client lunch." There was a recording labeled "3:02 PM." I tapped it.

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